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Crispy Hot Honey Chicken Caesar Salad

Total Time will vary and depends on whether you make your own dressing, croutons, and/or any prep for toppings and mix-ins you choose.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Rachael DeVaux

Ingredients

For the Crispy Chicken

  • 2 organic chicken breasts sliced in half lengthwise, about 1/4-inch thick
  • 1/4 cup arrowroot starch powder
  • 1/3 cup cassava flour
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp ground pepper
  • 3 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 egg

For the Hot Honey Sauce

  • 1/4 cup hot sauce we used Cholula but Frank’s or any hot sauce works great
  • 2-3 tbsp honey

For the Salad

  • 3 heads romaine hearts chopped
  • 3 tbsp heaping, Caesar dressing I like SideDish DF Miso Caesar (code RACHAEL10), Primal Kitchen, or my homemade DF dressing from my cookbook

Optional Toppings + Mix-ins

  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves roughly chopped
  • Croutons I like to make homemade sourdough croutons, recipe in my cookbook
  • Grated parm to taste
  • 1 avocado sliced
  • 2 to 3 lemon slices cut 1/4 inch thick
  • 2 tbsp raw hempseeds
  • 2 tbsp raw or roasted pumpkin seeds
  • Fresh ground black pepper to taste‌

Instructions

Make the Crispy Hot Honey Chicken

  • Set out 3 wider shallow bowls: one with the arrowroot, one with two whisked eggs and one with the cassava flour + seasonings whisked together.
  • Take turns dredging each halved piece of chicken first in the arrowroot, then in the egg, then in the cassava + seasonings.
  • Add avocado oil to a skillet and heat on medium. Once the oil is hot but not smoking, add chicken to brown and cook about 3-5 minutes on each side, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
  • Make the Sauce: in a large bowl, add a 2:1 ratio of hot sauce to honey and whisk together. Then, toss each piece of crispy chicken in sauce mixture until fully covered.
  • Transfer the fully coated + cooked chicken to a cutting board and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices.

Make the Salad

  • In a large bowl, combine the chopped romaine and Caesar dressing of your choice. Toss well. If you’re using chopped cilantro, add to bowl and toss to combine again.
  • Top the salad with the Crispy Hot Honey Chicken slices, and toppings of your choice: croutons, grated parm, sliced avocado, lemon slices, hempseeds, pumpkin seeds, and freshly ground black pepper. Add just a few or all of them for the heartiest, most delicious salad. Enjoy!